Michelin`s new Power Pure is `the lightest ever motorcycle tyre` ... Scroll down for the full story
The Power Pure replaces the well-known Pilot Power 2CT in the upper end of the sport road range.
Less weight is good of course, in Michelin`s words it means `greater responsiveness and enhanced riding pleasure`. We`ll settle for a more descriptive explanation that unsprung weight reductions mean a more agile steering, braking and accelerating bike. And you`d be hard-pushed to argue that wasn`t a good thing.
Michelin also claims `key safety improvements` on the Power Pure which means more side grip in reality. The second-generation, dual-compound tyre has a wider soft layer of rubber on the tyre`s shoulders to provide better traction when a bike begins to lean. Tread depth remains the same as previous Michelin 2CT sport tyres so longevity of tyre wear should remain as good as ever.
The tread pattern looks slightly better suited to the Northern European climate we (here in the SuperBike office at least) have to ride in so we`re expecting a more confident feel than the Med iterranean-spec Power One tread pattern has in the rain.
